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felon(noun, suspect, villain, criminal, convict)
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turn(noun, verb, twist, bend, straight)
11
desperado(noun, criminal, convict, outlaw, thug)
11
hoodlum(noun, criminal, convict, thug, fugitive)
11
malefactor(noun, suspect, villain, criminal, convict)
11
robber(noun, person, villain, criminal, thief)
11
round(noun, verb, turn, twist, bend)
10
arch(noun, verb, move, turn, twist)
10
flex(verb, move, twist, bend, round)
10
gangster(noun, person, criminal, convict, outlaw)
9
brigand(noun, criminal, thief, outlaw, thug)
9
thief(noun, person, villain, criminal, thief)
9
villain(noun, criminal, reprobate, convict, thief)
9
wrongdoer(noun, suspect, criminal, convict, thug)
8
bandit(noun, criminal, thief, outlaw, thug)
8
contort(verb, twist, bend, bow, lean)
8
lawbreaker(noun, suspect, villain, criminal, convict)
8
loop(verb, turn, twist, bend, round)
8
offender(noun, villain, criminal, convict, thug)
8
ruffian(noun, evildoer)
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